Over the past several years, orange has grown in popularity and acceptance among designers and consumers alike. A provocative attention-getter, Tangerine Tango (Pantone’s 2012 Color of the Year) is especially appealing in men’s and women’s fashion. Fashion designers are incorporating this attractive orange into their collections. A fun, lively take on a traditional autumnal hue, Tangerine Tango will surely carry through to fall fashion as well.
And what a fun color it is! It’s sure to make any wedding really pop! Are you bold enough to incorporate this vivacious color into your bridal plans?
The spirited reddish orange, seems to provide an energy boost needed to recharge and move forward through the summer.
“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.”
About the PANTONE Color of the Year:
PANTONE, the world’s color authority for nearly 50 years, has provided design professionals with products and services for the colorful exploration and expression of creativity. They research and forecast color trends, and designate one specific hue as the “color of the year.” The selection is a very thoughtful process. To arrive at the selection, Pantone quite literally combs the world looking for color influences. This can include the entertainment industry and films that are in production, traveling art collections, hot new artists, popular travel destinations and other socio-economic conditions. Influences may also stem from technology, availability of new textures and effects that impact color, and even upcoming sports events that capture worldwide attention.
If you are looking for gemstones that are orange in color, check out: Spessartite Garnet, Zircon, Fire Opal, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Imperial Topaz, Moonstone, Star Moonstone, Citrine, Garnet, Carnelian or Coral.
If your wardrobe is orange, jewelry that is Blue, or the compliment to orange gives us these gemstones that may look stunning with your stylish clothes: Sapphire, Tanzanite, Topaz, Zircon, Aquamarine, Tourmaline or Rainbow Moonstone.
Also, wearing Yellow Gold looks great with any shade of orange.
Color is light, and light is energy. Scientists have found that actual physiological changes take place in human beings when they are exposed to certain colors. Colors can stimulate, excite, depress, tranquilize, increase appetite and create a feeling of warmth or coolness.
Jewelry trends will echo and accent the season’s fashion colors, and the possibilities are endless for jewelry and outfits in complementary color schemes.
Stop by Gold Market Diamond Jewelers for advice on colored gemstone jewelry that will complement your 2012 wardrobe.
